Cancer Society urges caution in prostate test
Routine prostate cancer screening can lead to harmful and unnecessary treatment and physicians should make the risks clearer to patients, the American Cancer Society warned Wednesday while issuing new screening recommendations.
The guidelines, the society’s first concerning prostate screening in more than a decade, come after two huge studies last year called into question whether the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test actually saves lives.
“The new guidelines give information on the discussions physicians and patients need to have before any ...
